2016 - SCHEDULE [ PSU ]
WEEK #01: AUG 26 INTRODUCTION
Course Introduction
Maker Movement | Makerspace, Hackerspace, FabLab
Screening: Maker
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Readings:LINK
WEEK #02: SEP 02 FIELD TRIP
Learning Factory @ PSU
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Presentations by students, discussions.
02
SEP
09
SEP
Learning
Factory
field trip
PSU
School of Visual Arts
field trip
WEEK #03: SEP 09 FIELD TRIP
PSU School of Visual Arts - Ceramics Department
Guest Lecturer: Tom Lauerman
WEEK #04: SEP 16
Project_01 PastExtruder
Brainstorming.
Preparations. Warming Up.
WEEK #05: SEP 23
Project_01 PastExtruder
Building the frame.
12
MAR
WEEK #06: SEP 30
Project_01 PastExtruder
Electronic Assembly.
WEEK #07: OCT 07
Project_01 PastExtruder
Getting our hands dirty. Clay experiments.
Extruding different materials.
WEEK #08: OCT 14
Project_01 PastExtruder
Firing.
WEEK #09: OCT 21
Project_02 Thermal Selfie Printer:
Hacking the thermal printer: printing larger bitmap images.
Preparations for thermal selfie printing.
WEEK #10: OCT 28
Project_02 Thermal Selfie Printer:
Thermal selfie printing continued.
WEEK #11: NOV 04
Project_02 Thermal Selfie Printer:
Thermal selfie printing continued.
WEEK #12: NOV 11
Mini Project_01 Conductive Ink
Individual experiments with conductive ink and capacitive sensing.
WEEK #13: NOV 18
Mini Project_02 Conductive Thread
Individual experiments with conductive thread and knitting machine.
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Readings:LINK
WEEK #14: NOV 25 NO CLASS
Thanksgiving Holiday
WEEK #15: DEC 09
Final wrap-up.
Preparations for the exhibition.
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Presentations by students, discussions.
